Celebrity funerals have been in the news recently. Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson and now Sen. Ted Kennedy. The media coverage uses phrases like "rest in peace," "they are now at peace" and "their bodies lie in repose." This is a reminder that life is a fight. The apostle Paul certainly thought so. He uses that analogy in 2 Corinthians 10:4, 1 Timothy 1:18; 6:12 and 2 Tim. 4:7.

From watching and reading about boxing, I know it takes training to win. WHAT am I doing to train for life's fight and HOW am I doing?


Funerals are a reminder to the living of what is at stake in this "fight."